W15: Amy Wheeler(1793-1874)

Their first child, William was born on April 15th, 1814.  The family moved to Whately, MA at some point between their marriage and the birth of their second son, Albert David on September 15th, 1816.  William passed away on January 18th, 1819 at age 4.

The 1820 Census has the family living in Whately, MA on August 7th, 1820.  The table below shows the information in the census and ties to individual members of the family.

Their first daughter, Lucy S. Sanders was born in Whately, MA on July 1st, 1821 and their last child, Sarah Wheeler Sanders was born on April 6th, 1823 in Whately, MA.  The 1830 and 1840 census shows the makeup of the family while they were living in Whately, MA.  Amy joined the 2nd Church in Whately on June 10th, 1836 and moved to the Edwards Church in Northampton on February 25, 1866.

The 1850 U.S. Census shows Amy, age 57, living in Whately with her husband David(59) and daughter Lucy(29).   The 1855 Massachusetts State Census shows Amy(62) living with David (64), her daughter Lucy(34), her daughter Sarah (32) and son-in-law Benjamin F. Reed (36) and their two children Jane C. Reed(9) and Albert D. Reed(2).   She is living with her husband David(69), daughter Lucy, daughter Sarah, son-in-law Benjamin Franklin Reed (40) and their 2 children Jane C. Reed (14) and Albert D. Reed (7).  There is also a 22 year old woman name Sarah Barrett living with them.  At first I suspected she was a servant, but she is shown as being from England and owning $200 in Real Estate and $200 in personal estate.  I now suspect she is a boarder or a missionary. 

Her son, Albert, died on October 15th, 1862 and her husband, David, died on June 1st, 1863 of consumption.  The 1865 Massachusetts Sate Census shows Amy(71) living, as a widow, in Whately with her daughters Lucy and Sarah and grandchildren Jane C. Reed and Albert D. Reed.  They have an Irish servant named Ellen Sullivan(20).  It should be noted that Lucy and Sarah are both listed as widows but we know Sarah's husband was still alive. The family soon moved to Northampton, MA and the 1870 U.S. Census shows them living there.  Amy is now 76 and is listed as having No Occupation, Lucy is 49 and Sarah is 47.  Both are listed as keeping house.  Jane and Albert are still living at home and the family has a Irish servant named Maggie Shannon (19).

Amy died on March 13th, 1874. I have not been able to find a grave listed on Find a grave, but I suspect Amy is buried in the Sanders family plot in the High Street Cemetery in Haydenville, MA.   I have transcribed his will, and will post that tomorrow.